The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact is a major global document adopted on February 19, 2026 during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, held in New Delhi from February 16-21, 2026. It was endorsed by 92 countries and international organisations. Its central message is that AI benefits should be shared equitably across humanity, while AI governance should combine cooperation, trust, resilience, efficiency and inclusion.

For exam preparation, the topic connects directly with Science & Technology, government S&T programmes, and Computers & ICT. The declaration is organised around seven pillars: democratising AI resources, economic growth and social good, secure and trusted AI, AI for science, access for social empowerment, human capital development, and resilient, efficient and innovative AI systems. These themes are useful for prelims statement questions and for mains answers on technology governance, digital public infrastructure and inclusive development.

Key summit outcomes included expected investments exceeding USD 250 billion across the AI value chain, the planned addition of 20,000 GPUs to expand India’s sovereign compute capacity, New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments signed by 13 leading model providers, and the launch of the Global AI Impact Commons. The Commons included 80+ impact stories across 30+ countries.

India also achieved a Guinness World Record for the most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours, with over 2.5 lakh validated pledges. The summit saw approximately 6 lakh in-person attendees and more than 9 lakh cumulative views through live virtual streaming. This makes the issue more than a technology update: it is a current-affairs theme linked to global AI governance, India’s digital capacity and the participation of developing countries in emerging technology rules.